Overview

Welcome to the Office of the
Inspector General Homepage. The Office is responsible for the investigation and elimination of infractions of disciplinary standards, criminal activities, conflicts of
interest, misconduct, misfeasance and incompetence on the
part of nonjudicial employees of the UCS, and persons or
corporations doing business with the UCS, with respect to
their dealings with the courts.

For these purposes, the Inspector General
receives complaints and information from the public and
other sources about nonjudicial employees and takes appropriate
action on such complaints; undertakes investigations or
studies of the functions, accounts, personnel or efficiency
of any court unit and acts as liaison with federal, state
and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies on matters
that fall within the scope of these responsibilities.

In accordance with the Anti-Fraud Policy, suspected or detected fraud or
irregularities should be reported to the Office of the Inspector General. The Office will review
and investigate allegations in accordance with this policy.

There are two specialized units within the Office of
the Inspector General:

Office of the Managing Inspector General for
Bias Matters, which investigates allegations
of bias based upon race, sex (including sexual harassment),
sexual orientation, gender identity, domestic violence status, prior criminal record (in certain circumstances), age, marital status, disability,
national origin or religion that affect the workplace
or the terms and conditions of employment of UCS personnel,
including acts that relate to services provided by court
system personnel to the public.

Office of the Managing Inspector General for
Fiduciary Appointments, which investigates
allegations of unsatisfactory performance, or conduct
incompatible with appointment on the part of individuals
who have applied to be eligible for appointment by the
court as a fiduciary. The categories of appointment
include, but are not limited to: guardians, guardians
ad litem, receivers, referees, and law guardians.